Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Osmanli

D'Estrees Bay, 35 km SW of American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Osmanli was a built in 22/10/1846 and lost on 25/11/1853. Osmanli left Melbourne before daylight on the 23 November 1853 bound for Port Adelaide. The vessel was carrying passengers, coal, pig iron, and mail from Sydney and Melbourne. On board were thirty-five crew and forty-seven passengers. On Friday 25th b

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationD'Estrees Bay, 35 km SW of American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1853
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceIron; Osmanli left Melbourne before daylight on the 23 November 1853 bound for Port Adelaide. The vessel was carrying passengers, coal, pig iron, and mail from Sydney and Melbourne. On board were thirty-five crew and forty-seven passengers. On Friday 25th b

The oddity, explained

Why is Osmanli unusual?

Osmanli appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Osmanli was a built in 22/10/1846 and lost on 25/11/1853. Osmanli left Melbourne before daylight on the 23 November 1853 bound for Port Adelaide. The vessel was carrying passengers, coal, pig iron, and mail from Sydney and Melbourne. On board were thirty-five crew and forty-seven passengers. On Friday 25th b. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

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